Starting with the awakened Poison God: I choose the Master Thief.

who!

Chu Ci turned her head and saw a middle-aged man with a terrified expression and a full beard whose eyes kept darting left and right.

It was as if he knew of the existence of Chu Ci.

"You...were you sent by the Empire to rescue us?"

His voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating extreme shock.

In this situation, the NPC who suddenly appears is very likely to be a key figure in the second phase and a crucial clue for his progress.

"Yes, I was sent by the Empire to rescue you."

Chu Ci spoke softly, her voice echoing in the quiet space.

He did not immediately deactivate his invisibility.

The moment he opened his mouth, the bearded man's gaze was immediately drawn to the sound.

A look of relief finally appeared on his face.

"Great! It's a person, it's a human voice. I thought those monsters had come into the village again."

Monsters? You mean those zombies?

"Where are the villagers? Why are you all alone?"

The question about Chu Ci (Songs of Chu) immediately silenced the bearded man.

"They...they all turned into monsters."

"You mean those zombie-like things outside?"

The bearded man nodded.

"This place was originally just a small village. A year ago, a priest from the Holy See suddenly came here and said he wanted to build a church to bless all living beings."

Chu Ci frowned slightly.

The Holy See? That's a native power in "Divine Realm," so powerful it's almost indescribable.

But isn't this a secret realm? Why does it have this name?

The bearded man continued, "The villagers all agree with this, after all, everyone knows the Holy See's prestige and its benevolence to the world, and even the most ordinary priests are a hundred times stronger than the hunters in our village."

"So we were even more convinced, and everyone contributed their savings to help build the church."

"But the good times didn't last long. Not long after the church was completed, that person invited us to pray to God together, and we all gladly accepted."

Just then, a look of fear appeared on his face.

"I will never forget that sunset!"

A purplish-black light enveloped everyone! The faint roars of monsters could be heard! Flesh and blood dripped from their bodies! The screams of agony filled the air!

"Because I was at the very end, I wasn't bathed in light, so I turned tail and ran, desperately fleeing back to the village."

"But it was nighttime, and I couldn't leave at all. The monsters that were transformed from everyone else quickly caught up with me. I had no choice but to hide at home. Fortunately, they weren't that smart, which allowed me to escape."

"I wanted to run away and ask the Empire for help, but there were monsters everywhere, and they didn't give me any chance at all."

"Fortunately, the tax collection day is almost here, and I've finally been waiting for you, sir!"

The other party's excited expression made Chu Ci immediately understand.

So that's how it is; he thinks he's an expert.

People from the Holy See? It seems that the so-called church is the final destination of the entire secret realm.

"Where is that church?"

Three hours passed.

Chu Ci finally saw the small church near a cliff.

It's more like a long stone house than a church.

"My lord, we have arrived."

The bearded man was extremely respectful.

He was initially 100% unwilling when Chu Ci asked him to lead the way, but when he learned that all the monsters had been killed, his smile immediately changed 180 degrees.

"Why would a church be built in a place like this?" Chu Ci asked.

"Well... I'm not too sure either. I just heard the instructor say that the higher you go, the more you can feel the blessings of the gods, so we didn't think much of it."

Haha, even a three-year-old on Earth wouldn't believe this kind of rhetoric, yet it managed to fool these people. Sigh, the tragedy of backward education.

"For your safety, you should wait here."

After finishing his speech, Chu Ci left without giving the other person a chance to speak.

Shortly after he left, a restless sound suddenly came from the surrounding bushes.

"Who!?" The bearded man's leg trembled as he looked fearfully into the bushes.

next second.

"ah!!!!!!"

Ok?

Chu Ci, who was running, suddenly heard a scream and turned around.

[Ding, your second phase has failed; something is happening in the secret realm.]

What exactly is going on?

Chu Ci wanted to go back and see what was going on, but suddenly a sense of rejection pushed him back.

You can no longer go back.

Is this even possible?!

Since there's no way to go back, let's see what's ahead!

He soon arrived at the stone gate of the church.

[Ding! You have entered the third stage of the secret realm.]

boom!

The heavy door was easily pushed open by Chu Ci; his strength was considerable now.

Looking up, sunlight streamed in through the cracks in the stone and the window.

There was no blood, no corpses, no monster roars here, only peace and tranquility.

That is?

In front of several rows of stone benches in the hall, a figure whose face is not visible stands on a high platform.

He had his back to Chu Ci, then slowly turned around.

Suddenly, a smiling young man's face came into view.

"You've arrived."

Despite the gentle greeting, Chu Ci felt a surge of crisis rising to the top of his head.

Keep in mind that he's currently in level 2 stealth mode!

And those smiling eyes were clearly meeting his gaze!

The Art of Insight!

【The Fallen Holy Priest - Koma (Boss)】

Rating: 20

Health: 100000

Physical attack: 500

Physical defense: 500

Magic Attack: 1000

Magic Defense: 500

Speed: None (Due to special circumstances, the Boss cannot leave its current location.)

Skill: 1. Fallen Summoning: Can randomly summon powerful fallen creatures (inheriting some of the summoner's attributes).

2. Divine Blessing: Grants the target a 50% boost to all attributes.

3. Eye of Truth: Can detect concealment methods of level 3 and below.

???

What kind of stats are these? 500 dual resistances? Even a human could fight that!

Even level 50 monsters aren't this outrageous!

Also, why can this guy still use holy skills even after he's fallen?!

What's even more outrageous is the Eye of Truth! Even at level 100, very few people possess this skill, so how could a level 20 boss possibly have it?

Forget it! We have to strike first!

The master thief!

[Ding! You have successfully stolen a ??? feather.]

-1000 -1000 -1000

What is this?

Before Chu Ci could take a closer look, Koma, who had been wearing a gentle smile, was stunned for a moment, then roared angrily.

"Give me back God's feather! You shameless thief!"

A feather of God?! I've stumbled upon a treasure!

Before Chu Ci could even feel happy, a sharp claw suddenly shot out from the shadows.

He was so frightened that he hurriedly dodged and barely managed to avoid it.

He turned around and stared intently at a black wolf carcass dripping with foul-smelling blood, its eyes fixed on him.

Fallen Corpse Wolf

Rating: 10

Health: 10000

Physical attack: 150

Physical defense: 100

Magic Attack: 100

Magic Defense: 50

Speed: 50

Skills: None.

(Inherited some attributes from the summoner.)

Is that all? It doesn't even deserve to be called a level 10 monster? Or did it inherit some attribute points?

Just as Chu Ci was feeling triumphant, one after another, streaks of purple light suddenly descended.

In the blink of an eye, he was surrounded by more than a dozen zombie wolves.

Gollum~

"Sorry to bother you, run!"